There is this popular saying that most children born around the year 2000 down are rude. As insensitive as it may sound, it is actually true. The rate of moral decadence in our society today is alarming and parents need to be intentional in parenting. Parenting is a very big task which must not be neglected. If you don't inculcate into the children the right values at their tender age, they will learn by themselves from social media or strangers and they might learn the wrong thing.
Parents are working tirelessly to put food on the table and make name for themselves too in the society. While they are at it, they tend to delegate their parental responsibilities to maids, relatives, teachers and even strangers. Giving room for the children to learn and know things they are not supposed to know.
Parents should take breaks from their busy schedule and social media too to rescue their children and the next generation at large. Teach the children the right values now or you will never have the opportunity to do it later.
You are completely accurate; parenting is an important obligation that should not be handled lightly. Parenting is more than just putting food on the table, dressing them, and providing the finest education possible; it is also about keeping an eye on them, knowing how they are living their lives, what they are capable of, and what they like and dislike. Knowing who those around them are is also important since they may be connected to their fellow students at school or church, which can be an advantage and a curse at the same time. There is a lot of pressure to fit in and be cool, and it can be difficult for youngsters to resist because they want to be included and do what everyone else is doing. So all of this might be a difficult time for the parents. So that's why we're often told to "train up a child in the way he should go, so that when they grow up, they won't depart."